'Bold-faced lie': George Santos caught falsely claiming that he voted on multiple bil

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Santos’ official U.S. House website (paid for with your tax dollars,) the “perpetual liar” claims he “voted ‘nay’ on the House omnibus bill, which would be difficult given it was Dec. 23 and Santos had yet to take office.”

Congressman(-elect) Ritchie Torres (D-NY) tweeted a screenshot of the false claim from Santos’ website.


Santos, who – like every member of the House of Representatives, including incumbents – is technically not a congressman since he has not been sworn in yet, thanks to the Republicans who have now spent two days and six votes and have yet to elect a Speaker. No one can be sworn in until a Speaker has been chosen.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...A15YLzh?cvid=6f1d4d58eca14fcc91e19960c16c7974
 
guno said:
Santos, who – like every member of the House of Representatives, including incumbents – is technically not a congressman since he has not been sworn in yet, thanks to the Republicans who have now spent two days and six votes and have yet to elect a Speaker. No one can be sworn in until a Speaker has been chosen.
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They can vote for speaker without being sworn it?
 
This guy is obviously a pathological liar



He also claimed he had been sworn into congress



No one in the house has
 
guno said:
Santos’ official U.S. House website (paid for with your tax dollars,) the “perpetual liar” claims he “voted ‘nay’ on the House omnibus bill, which would be difficult given it was Dec. 23 and Santos had yet to take office.”

Congressman(-elect) Ritchie Torres (D-NY) tweeted a screenshot of the false claim from Santos’ website.


Santos, who – like every member of the House of Representatives, including incumbents – is technically not a congressman since he has not been sworn in yet, thanks to the Republicans who have now spent two days and six votes and have yet to elect a Speaker. No one can be sworn in until a Speaker has been chosen.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...A15YLzh?cvid=6f1d4d58eca14fcc91e19960c16c7974
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I know what a lying bastard huh?

https://www.motherjones.com/politic...oe-biden-lied-about-his-academic-credentials/
 
Poor Richard Saunders said:
House rules aren't legislation. They can do House business, they can't work on laws.
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I thought of that point, but since the Constitution calls for electing a speaker I assumed it had to be by actual members.

“The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.”
 
Flash said:
I thought of that point, but since the Constitution calls for electing a speaker I assumed it had to be by actual members.

“The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.”
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Those in the chamber won the state elections and votes were certified. They were not sworn in, that is all. They are voting for the person who will swear them in. Therefore the speaker's vote precedes the swearing-in every time.
 
Just look at how badly our leaders and experts suck.

Buckle Up....This will hurt like a son of a bitch.

You were warned, dont forget that part!
 
Flash said:
They can vote for speaker without being sworn it?
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From my understanding, they can not proceed until they can elect a Speaker. That means, if this goes on for long enough, our government ceases to exist. Our civilization ends as it is, and hopefully becomes something new.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
Just look at how badly our leaders and experts suck.

Buckle Up....This will hurt like a son of a bitch.

You were warned, dont forget that part!
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I actually agree with Hawkeye, but I would add that it is only happening with our Republican leaders... This is extreme incompetence, and may well hurt America badly. If they can settle it quickly, it might not... But it is still going.

We were warned that the Republicans were incompetent.
 
Walt said:
I actually agree with Hawkeye, but I would add that it is only happening with our Republican leaders... This is extreme incompetence, and may well hurt America badly. If they can settle it quickly, it might not... But it is still going.

We were warned that the Republicans were incompetent.
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In other news the Moon is made of Gorgonzola.
 
Hawkeye10 said:
In other news the Moon is made of Gorgonzola.
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All federal spending bills must start in the House of Representatives. We technically have no House of Representatives until the Speaker of the House swears them in, and technically have no Speaker of the House.

That means, no federal spending bills until we get a Speaker of the House. If we never get a Speaker of the House, the government stops spending any money.

That means no federal government.
 
Walt said:
All federal spending bills must start in the House of Representatives. We technically have no House of Representatives until the Speaker of the House swears them in, and technically have no Speaker of the House.

That means, no federal spending bills until we get a Speaker of the House. If we never get a Speaker of the House, the government stops spending any money.

That means no federal government.
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That is what the Trumplestilskins want. They are in a huge,rich country that is very complicated to run. They want to tear it all down and go back to farming for their own food and shooting at anyone who steps on their sacred land.
 
Walt said:
All federal spending bills must start in the House of Representatives. We technically have no House of Representatives until the Speaker of the House swears them in, and technically have no Speaker of the House.

That means, no federal spending bills until we get a Speaker of the House. If we never get a Speaker of the House, the government stops spending any money.

That means no federal government.
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It is not spending bills that must originate in the House but all bills raising revenue.

"the House includes within the definition ofrevenue legislation not only direct changes in the tax code, but also any fees paid to thegovernment that are not payments for a specific service, and any change in import restrictions,because of the potential impact on tariff revenues. The precedents of the Senate reflect a similarunderstanding. The Supreme Court has occasionally ruled on Origination Clause matters,adopting a definition of revenue bills that is based on two central principles that tend to narrow itsapplication to fewer classes of legislation than the House: (1) raising money must be the primarypurpose of the measure, rather than an incidental effect; and (2) the resulting funds must be forthe expenses or obligations of the government generally, rather than a single, specific purpose."

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL31399
 
Walt said:
From my understanding, they can not proceed until they can elect a Speaker. That means, if this goes on for long enough, our government ceases to exist. Our civilization ends as it is, and hopefully becomes something new.
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That sounds a little far-fetched. The government does not cease to exist just because there is no speaker.

The speaker pro-tem serves in the absence of the speaker. They can just choose a speaker pro-tem for any legislative business although I'm sure this will be settled before that becomes necessary.
 
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Flash said:
That sounds a little far-fetched. The government does not cease to exist just because there is no speaker.

The speaker pro-tem serves in the absence of the speaker. They can just choose a speaker pro-tem for any legislative business although I'm sure this will be settled before that becomes necessary.
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The House cannot swear in without a Speaker. The rules cannot be voted on without the Speaker. Without rules, or sworn in members, there is no Speaker pro tempore.

Last time this really went long, there was no legislation possible for the entire time.
 
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